English
Komi
Komi may come from Russian коми ‘a Komi, a Zyrian’.
- Russianmodernкомиkomi‘a Komi, a Zyrian’uncertain
- Englishearliest quotation 2009Komi
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Russianmodernкомиkomi‘a Komi, a Zyrian’uncertain
- Englishearliest quotation 2009Komi
Earliest quotation: 2009, Diarmaid MacCulloch, A History of Christianity: “In 1376 he set out to establish his mission…”
The story
An endonym, used by the Finno-Permic Komi people to refer to themselves, probably through Russian коми (komi).
Every English word from Russian коми
Today it means
name A Finno-Ugric language currently spoken by 200,000 to 400,000 people, depending on source and definition of "speaker", in northeastern European part of Russia.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Russian коми / Komi